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This is my 5g Betta tank I brought with me to UT. He is a handsome Super Delta male and has some Ramshorn snails as a clean up crew (though he often attacks them :nono: ) Lighting is a 13W CFL on for 10hrs a day and the plants are: Crypt spiralis, Rotala rotundifolia, Red Tiger Lotus...

Well, I had to do some switching around of tanks and I had to move my Crowntail and Veiltail male Bettas from my 20g to a 10g divided. Unfortunately I apparently left a big enough gap for my Crowntail to squeeze over to the Veiltail's side. I was gone for 2 hours while it happened so I have no...

Y'all may be perplexed by me needing help with a Goldfish since I'm a tropical guy. Welllllll......a guy I mow for said his granddaughter had a fish that she didn't want any more and told me "It's one of them that people keep in a vase sometimes". So, my automatic thought was a Betta and he...

Been a while since I was on here regularly. My RCS colony has grown a bit (3 dozen minimum) so I figured I may try something I've seen others do(sometimes on even smaller scales). The vase holds approximately 4 cups of water with no decor so I'm gonna say 3 cups with gravel, Ludwigia repens...

My parents bought a few fish for me while they were out of town this past Saturday. Of course the beautiful "Tequila Sunrise" male Guppy my Mom picked out is the one that starts acting sick. He is sitting at the top of the tank, and when he does swim he inevitably floats back to the top. He...

So, my poor Pearl Gourami died from what I have figured to be Iridovirus after some chatting. This leaves my 55g looking a bit empty. I currently have 15 Glowlight Tetras, 6 Marbled Hatchets, 3 Guppies, 4 Yo-Yo Loaches, 1 Bristlenose Pleco, 1 Clown Pleco, and 8 or 10 Kuhli Loaches. I've...

After giving up on increasing my Otocinclus numbers (added two additional to my current ones and they both died within a week), I am wanting to get some other catfish that is active. I have a Bristlenose and a Clown Pleco, but neither one of them come out very often. I may see them out during...

So, I have sold some Duckweed and given it away to my brother-in-law but it is being a pain in their necks. Now, I know that it is the "herpes of aquariums" and so no. However, I am just wanting to know how any of y'all keep it from making a mess. I have some in my 55g, but it doesn't blow...

I have Duckweed covering my 55g, along with plenty of Dwarf Water Lettuce. These plants are great at soaking up nitrates, and they provide cover for shy fish and fry. I will ship 1/2 cup of Duckweed along with 3 Dwarf Water Lettuce plants for a total of $12. After the first shipment is out...

I was given a Betta from a friend on Tuesday. He was kept in a 1/2 gallon tank with no heater, filter, or decorations. I haven't been able to get him to eat, even if it is blood worms. He is lethargic, has clamped fins, and white, stringy poop. The last symptom leads me to believe it is an...

I was wondering about how bad frequent flairing is for Bettas. I have a 20H that I divided down the middle to accommodate my Veiltail and Crowntail male Bettas. The divider is made of acrylic, which I sanded in order to give it a frosty look and keep the Bettas from seeing each other...

I have 8 or 10 Kuhli Loaches in my 55g and I do not see them often at all. I know they are shy in smaller groups, but why aren't they coming out much during the day? I am aware that they are truly nocturnal, but I also know that some people get to see theirs in the middle of the day. They...

Has anybody had any experience with these things? From what I've read, they seem to be fairly hit or miss. However you can always send back the bulbs that didn't germinate and apparently you get way more bulbs than you returned. I picked up a pack (4 dormant bulbs) and I was just wanting to...

I have a 10g planted RCS breeding tank with a slight problem.......SNAILS!!! So, I will be near a big LFS on Thursday and I was wondering if I could pick up an Assassin Snail or 3 :snipersmile::snipersmile::snipersmile:. I'm over these Pond Snails, I'm not even feeding the RCS but every...

Alrighty, I've been told that I could possibly enhance my plant growth by distributing some Seachem Flourite throughout my stubstrate. I am currently running 64W T8 (6,700K) and 28W T5NO (10,000K) over my 55g and I'm seeing fairly slow growth. My nitrates stay in the range of 5-10ppm and I do...

Okay, here's a question for mainly Betta folks. I've kept several Bettas, but I have one in particular that has had a fin rot multiple times. It seems like he is just severely prone to fin rot. Anything that changes in his tank causes it. When I first got him (a year ago) I didn't have a...

My berried female RCS's eggs finally hatched! I was looking yesterday evening and I saw these tiny little critters. My max shrimplet count is 10, but I'm sure there are more that I don't see.

Well, I'm a big DIY guy so I was pondering root tabs. Seems you can get some great results from this recipe: DIY - Root Tabs and save money! Anybody attempted this project or have some input?

Well, I decided to attempt a rescape. I'm hoping I didn't fail miserably. If you have any comments, suggestions, etc. say something please! :) Please excuse the junk floating around, I couldn't wait for some input.

So, this is just something that I've been wondering about there lately. I have 2 tanks with Miracle-Gro Organic Potting Soil; one high-tech and the other Diana Walstad method. My other tanks are just plain ole inert gravel. So what is your favorite substrate?

Went to the LPS to check on some Marbled Hatchetfish. They still had about the same number as they did a week ago and they were all healthy and fairly active. I got 8 so they will hopefully do better than with smaller numbers. :fish1: My only problem right now is that my Pearl Gourami seems...

Does anybody else have Bloodfin Tetras? I got 7 a while back and I was under the impression that they would school in the middle-upper area of the tank. However, mine have almost always stuck around the same part of the tank as my Glowlight Tetras (lower 1/3 of tank). Kinda ironic considering...

So, I have gotten my brother-in-law into the aquarium hobby. He currently has a 10g kit that I gave him about 6 months ago. Filtration is an Aqua-Tech 5-15 and he has 2x 13W CFL @ 6500K with some Wisteria, Rotala, Ludwigia, Blyxa, and Hornwort. He has it stocked with 6 Cherry Barbs and 2...

Submitted By: adadkins1 Common Names: Clown Plecostomus Scientific Name: Panaque maccus Category: Plecostomus Family: Loricariidae Distribution: Columbia, Venezuela, and Brazil Maximum Size: 5 inches Ecosystem: Driftwood tangles near river banks Salinity: Freshwater Temperament: Peaceful, but...

I just got done tearing down and bleaching my 10g. It was full and I poured about a cup of bleach into the tank to kill all the nasty algae that had accumulated. I have rinsed it with about 50g of water (10 trips with the 5g bucket). Now the LPS is special ordering some RCS for me and I am...